Nick Goldberg KOs Mike Davis, and About Time, Too

Nick Goldberg, the editor of the LA Times Op-Ed section, is frequently the brunt of outside criticism. We’ve been known to suggest that he needs to get out and about more often. But, in one quick click, he’s become our hero. Why?

According to Kevin Roderick, of LA Observed, Goldberg got a “frothing at the chops” email from always entertainingly nuts fabulist, Mike Davis.


From: mike davis
To: [Nicholas Goldberg]
Sent: Sun Nov 19 16:14:39 2006
Subject: tokenism is the deeper issue



I don’t really give a shit what lies and innuendo you guys print about me, but you might give some consideration to the Times’ unchanging paternalist policy of allowing only one token (and since the death of Frank del Olmo–conservative) Latino voice to regularly appear on its Op-Ed and Opinion pages.

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